Docht

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German tāht, from Old High German tāht, from Proto-Germanic *þæhta- (wick, strand), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (to weave).

Cognate with Old Norse þáttr, for which reason the onset t- is an irregular hardening (compare tausend). The modern form is not inherited from literary Middle High German, but from the vernaculars. It has d- due to dialectal High German, and Low German influence (compare Middle Low German dacht); the vocalism is due to the common dialectal development -ā--ō- (compare Odem).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dɔxt/
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Noun

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Docht m (strong, genitive Dochtes or Dochts, plural Dochte)

  1. wick (porous cord that draws up liquid fuel for burning)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Docht” in Duden online
  • Docht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Rhine Franconian

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d̥oxt/ (Frankfurterisch)

Noun

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Docht

  1. (South Hessian) wick